Jenkins fails with github “git clone”

Question

When I do build in Jenkins, it fails with this error. Any idea?

ERROR: Error cloning remote repo \'origin\' : Could not clone git@github.com:test/test.git
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Answer 1

You need to copy your private ssh key into the .ssh folder beneath Jenkins. Something like (on Ubuntu Lucid): /var/lib/jenkins/.ssh